Independent-voting mechanism for voting-machines.



O. C. ABBOTT.

INDEPENDENT VOTING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED JULY 8,1908.

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CHARLES C. ABBOTT, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, AS SIGNOR TQTRIUMPH VOTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF PITTSFIE'LD,MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

INDEPENDENT-VOTING MECHANISM FOR VOTING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented March 2, 1209.

Application filed July s', 1908. Serial no. 442,587.

' citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsffield, county ofBerkshire, State of Massa- Machines, of which the following is a speciv chusetts, have invented a new and useful Independent-Voting Mechanism for Votingfication.

This invention relates to the independent voting mechanism of voting machines, and

has for its object to simplify and che'apen the construction, reduce the number of parts and to greatly improve the operation in use.

With these and other objects in view I have devised the simple and novel independent voting mechanism which will be hereinafter described and then specifically pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

f In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, similar reference characters denote the same parts in all of the views. 4

Figure 1 is a rear elevation partly broken away, the rolls being shown without paper,

the clutch members disengaged and oneshutter shown in the closedposition; Fig. 2 a detail view, the paper feed roll being in vertical section and the clutch members engaged;

' Fig. 3 a section on the line 3'3 in Figs. 1 and oking in the direction of the arrows, windings of paper on the paper supply roll and paper receiving roll being indicated by dotted ines; Fig. 4 a detail sectional view on the line 44 in Fig. 1, looking in the direc tion of the arrows, the shutter being closed;

Fig. 5 a detail elevation showing a shutter in. the open position; Fig. 6 a-section on the line 66 in Fig. 5. looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 7 a detail rear elevation on an enlarged scale, the shutter being closed asin Fig. 1; Fig. 8 a detail elevation the reverse of Fig. 7; Fig- 9 a vdetailview illustrating a modified form of actuating slide; Fig..10 a detail side elevation of the link; Fig. 11 a detail sectional view on an enlar ed scale on the line 11-1 1 in Fig; 1,.

loo ing in the direction of the arrows; 12

an enlarged view of the independent voting strip and illustrating the operation in connection therewith of the voting strip indicator; Fig. 13 a detail view on a sma erscale illustrating the pointed 'end ot the independent voting strip; Fig. 14 a view corresponding with Fig. 1 illustrating a variant form of the tiguous to the a ertures.

invention, certain of the parts being omitted for the sake of clearness 1n illustration ;-Fig. 15 a detail View illustrating the operation of the modified form of clutch shifter; Fig. 16 a detail sectional view on the line 1616 in Fig. 14, looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 17 is a detail perspectiveon an I enlarged scale, illustrating the operationof the retaining latch. t y

In this machine, the voting apertures extend vertically and the shutters are raised in opening them to disclose the inde cndent voting strip and lowered again to c osethe apertures.

10 denotes the front plate which is provided with voting apertures indicated by 11;

12 denotes the shutters which have bevelededges and slide in: undercut ways in plates 13 on the inner side of the front late.

17 (see dotted lines Fig. 3) denotes t e independent voting stripv which asses overa backing plate '18 rigidly secure ,in place con- 19 denotes t e paper supply roll whose journals 20 are ada ted tolmove freely'at right angles to the piano of rotation in elongated bearings 21 as thediam'eter of the adopted in all of the rollsfor the sake of lightness and' providing ample strength.

The independent voting strip asses from the supply roll over the backing p ate and the independent votesare written upon the portion of the strip supported thereby. After passing thev backing plate,'.the-strip passes partly around the feed roll and is wound u on-the receiving roll. It shouldfbe noted tl at the winding of paper on the supply roll rests'wliollyu on the Winding on the receivin roll, and t at the entire weight of both ro ls and the windings thereon rests upon the feed roll which is carried by brackets. I

thus dispense with pawls or other means for journals 29 which are mounted in bearings 30 and is journaled in bearings engage racks 34. on bars 35 which reciprocate ber 36 and just within the clutch member is which is adapted to engage clutch member shaft has no weight to carry, that it passes incline 49 on a blocr 5G (see dotted lhie ing clutch" member from the position when the arts are returned to their normal V the feed shaft is provided with a spiral gear 56which-n1eshes with a spiral gear 57 on a intermediate connections (not shown) after ,the voting operation and in turniniparts ropieventing backward movement of the rolls and insure that neither roll will move to the sli htest extent except when the receiving rol is driven by the feed roll so that only the exact amount of the independent voting strip wound on the receiving roll can be drawn from the su ply roll. The hubs and-27 of the ieed roll are provided 'Wltll carried by brackets 31.

32 denotes thefeed shaft longitudinally of the feed roll, passes hubs 26 and 27 without contact w ich x ends 33 denotes pinions on the feed shaft which vertically and'carry the closing bar 16. Que end of. hub 26 is provided with a clutch main-- a groove 37 which receives the correspondin bearing 30, thereby locking the feed r05 against endwise movement.

38 denotes a clutch sleeve which is lreyed to the feed shaft so as to rotate therewith but is free to slide longitudinally thereon. This sleeve is provided with a clutch member 39 36 and with a groove 40 which is engaged by a yoke. 42 on'clutch shifter 41. Une end of vertical shaft 58'which is rotated. .oy means oi tation to the feed shaft.

It has been noted as an important feature of-the invention that the entire weight of the set of rolls and the windings of paper is carlied by the bearings of the feed roll. it should furthermore be noted that the feed through the feed roll without contact therewith and is journaled independently thereof. This construction does way with unnecessa friction and wear and insures uniiormity an certainty of operation. p 43 denotes the actuating slide which recip rocates in ways 44 on the outer oi the front late and is covered and retained in lace y a plate 72 secured to the he actuating slide carries a bloclr 4.5 ha i, I g an inclined fi and a widened U shaped bracket 47, both of which extend through an o ening 48 in thcfront plate. incline 4. 6 on bio-cl is adapted to be en aged by a corresnonr 1) carried by closing bane, the fun-ct. mg to move the actuating slide and ti s in Fig. 2 to the-position shown in Fig. '1

position a ter an independent voting 0 Til."

slide. In order to provide a yielding conned tion between these parts the clutch shifter a I I L 7 I mounted to slide on a rod or pin 51- detachably secured to bracket L7 and is retained in operative position. by a spring 51 surround-- pin, one end of which hears against teeth not interlock, the spring will yield.

As soon, however, the feed shaft and slid.- in clutch member commence to rotate, the will cause the teeth. on the sliding clutch 3115111 5981 to engage the teeth of the fixed cl ch inen'iber carriedby the feed roll will impart rotation thereto. in order to prevent the clutch shifter from cramping in use, I provide the clutch shifter with an elongated bracket 53 which is rigidly secured th; etc.

L denotes rod or pin detachably secured to cars 55 themselves rigidly secured to the front plate. This red passes freely through the ends of the bracket and the clutch shifter, thus providing-a long hearing for the clutch shift-arch the rod and permitting the shifter to slide freely without cramping. Should the spring break; a new one may be ut in niece by simply removing pin 51 andwithout disturbing other parts.

the hide endent voting ad from th that inde endent irreg 1 .rly written upon t e strip at the apertures. This difiiculty l wholly overcome i scribe. The feed roll provided with two circumferential sets of holes or depressions i1 dicated by '73. Gperatingin connection whe a which rotate on pins 75 in hraclrets which are riveted to the front plate.

These wheels rotated by the feed roll and l e Killi "17 "'0. "l 1 1 l l l v k use Luci/1 glstce. with 1e uolesano me e a row ef inserts-trons or perierat is, moi-"- cated by 7?, in independent voting strip.

.ce 1 have shown the the indentations or A ."f Jhe fifth and sixth and the and twen ysnzth shutter openings.

machine 1 pro- 'ide' an independent voting strip indicator indicated by 78. This strip is previded with numerals 79 corresponding with the oil-ices I 0 :rom slight unevenness 1n ne manner which I will now dethesesets of holes ii providewtoothed 7 line.

to be voted for, in the present instance from one u to thirty, with cross lines 80 correspondingwith'the lines of indentations or perforations 77 in the votin strip and with dots 81 to indicate the divisions of the oilice When the polls are closed the independent voting strip is removed from the machine and laid upon a table and indicator.

78 is placed thereon with cross lines 80 register' with the lines of indentations or perforat ons' in the stri so that the tabulator can see at a glance or just what olfices the votes on the inde endent voting stri have been cast, the in icator being moved along on the strip until all the independent votes have been tabulated. For convenience in threading the independent voting strip into the machine that is, passing it through the rolls, the en of the strip is pointed as at 82, the pointed end being long enough to pass around the feed roll before coming in contact with the'toothed wheels 74, so that these wheels will not interfere in the least with the operation of placing the paper in the ma- 0 me. I

As it is necessary that the supply roll be ,raised before the receiving roll can be removed from the machine, I provide swmgmg hooks 83 which are "pivote portion of the machine. These hooks are sup ly roll.

of t e receiving roll, the supply roll is raised,

to any suitable adapted to engage the journals 20 of the In order to permit the removal causingthe journals thereof to engage the undersides of the hooks and displace them,

' and when the journals have been raised ast the hooks the latter will drop back to p ace automatically and support the supply roll by its journals in the raised position. In setting up the machine again, the supply roll is raised off the hooks which are swung back out of the way and the supply roll is lowered to place, the hooks then dropping back to car 59 which is adapted to be engaged by the closing bar to close all opened shutters should they not themselves drop to the closed position when the exit mechanism and intermediate connecting mechanism is operated after a voting 0 eration.

60 denotes one o the inter-locking members and 61 a link connected to the interlocking member and having at its upper end an inwardly projecting head 62v formed from three plates of metal secured to the link by a rivet 85 elongated in cross section which looks the plates against turning. The outer plate is elongated and widened to form' a lip 86 the urpose ofwhich will presently be explaine The front plate is provided with a series of openings 63 and the up er end of 68 which corresponds in shape with the lower portion-of the corresponding opening 63 in the front plate. The upper portion of the left side of each opening 63 consists of an incline 70, and the lower portion of the right side of said opening and the right side of recess68 in the corresponding plate 13 consists of an incline 87 The functions of these inclines will presently be explained. Head 62 normally hes in the lower portion of opening 63 and in reccss68 and rests upon incline 87, the widened lip 86 of the outer plate of the head lying on the'outer side of the front plate and retaining the head securely in position,

rendering itilnpossible for the head to jump out of place when traveling down the incline.

64L denotes openings in actuating slide 43 the right walls of which, indicated specifically by 71, engage the outer plates of the heads in the return movement as will be more fully explained. At the upper end of each shutter is a reduced portion 65 terminating in an incline 67. When a shutter is in the closed position as in Figs. 1, 4 and7,

the head of the corresponding link is lying in the lower portion of opening 63 in the frontplate and the recess 68 in the top of a way plate 13 andrests upon incline 87, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, the underside of the inner plates of the heads being preferably beveled at the corners as shown in Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, to form bearings on in clines 87 and 67. When a shutter is opened,"

i. e., raised, the corresponding link 61 is raised through the engagement of the head 62 with the incline on the shutter and is caused to travel up incline 87 on the front plate and plate 13. As the head is moved upward, the incline on the shutter forces the head against the right Wall 71 of the corresponding opening 64 in the actuating slide and forces said slide toward the right,

causing the clutch shifter to move-the sliding clutch member into engagement with. the fixed clutch membenon the end of the feed roll {see Figs. 1 and 2).

-The movement of link 61 just described locks, i. 6., takes the slack out of the interlocking member and locks thatoffice line against regular voting. This renders it impossible for a votento open a shutter far enough to write a name on the independent .votlng stripand then closethe shutter and vote regularly for the same candidate or another candidate for the same office.

66 denotes shoulders or lands formed by the upper ends of-plates 13 and a correspondinghorizontal portion of the walls of openings 63 in the front plate. After a head 62 has been raised into alinement with the corresponding shoulder or land by the opening-of a shutter, further upward movement of the shutter will cause incline 67: on the shutter to force the head over on the shoulder or land where it will remain, locking the link in the raised osition and locking the interlocking mem er taut so that none of the regular voting members (not shown) in that office line can be operated until the return movement of the actuating slide; that is the movement which disengages the clutch members and is produced by the closing bar when-a voter leaves the machine.

I In use it will of course be understood that a voter may vote for an independent candidate for one or for any number of the offices to be voted for. The'opening of the first shutter actuates operating slide 43 and moves the clutch members into engagement. The opening of additional shutters has no effect upon the actuating slide but raises the corresponding links, forces the heads on the links over upon the lands and locks the corresponding interlocking members rigidly so that regular votes cannot be cast for candidates for the same office.

It will be noted that the first poition of the movement'of a shutter for independent voting places the head of the link, which is connected to the corresponding interlocking member, upon the land, locking the interlocking member taut, so that it is rendered impossible for a voter to partly raise a shutter, vote independently, push the shutter back and then vote regularly .forthe' same or for another candidate for the same office. In other words, having decided to vote independently for a certain office and portion thereof placed in position for the partly opened the corresponding shutter,

the voter is bound by his decision. In order to render it impossible for a voter, after having voted independently to close the shutter, which I will term shutter No. 1,

through whose aperture he has voted, thenv to open shutter N o. 2 and by the insertion.

of an instrument through aperture No. 2 to force the head of the link 61 corresponding to shutter No. 1 off from the corresponding land 66, so that the-shutter will drop and the interlocking member be unlocked; then to vote for ofiice No. 1 in the regular ballot; then to write a vote in aperture No. 2; then to close shutter No. 2 and open shutter No. 3 and force the head of the link 61 corresponding to shutter No. 2 off from the corresponding land 66, and then to vote for office No. 2

in the regular ballot, and to repeat this operation indefinitely, I provide each way plate 13 with a guard flange 88 which projects inward far enough to prevent an instrument from passing it.

In the modified form of actuatin' iiiustrated in Fig. 9, the link is made is ightly onger which carries the head higher and the openings 64 in the actuatin slide are formed in the upper side of said side instead of in the lower side as in the other form, the principle of operation beingprecisely the same.

'ment of the inclines.

slide After a voter has completed the voting op eration, he aetuates operating mechanism in leaving the machine, which, by means of intermediate connections (not shown), im-

have been placed in engagement by means of v.the actuating bar and the clutch shifter and the rotary movement of the feed shaft will be imparted to'the feed roll. The effect of this rotar movement of the feed roll, partly aroun which the independent votin strip passes, is to actuate the receiving rol through frictional contact therewith and to actuate the su ply roll through frictional contact with tiie receiving roll, the entire weight of both receiving and supply rolls and the windings of pa er thereon being carried by the feed roll w ich in turn is carried by bearin s 30, there being no weight upon the feed s aft which is carried by bearings 69. The result is that while the independent voting strip is kept taut, there is'no appreciable tenslon placed upon it. The required amount of paper is drawn from the supply roll and. an equal amount is Wound on-the receiving roll, each time the feed roll is actuated, the used portion of the strip being drawn from the backing plate and a fresh ,on the receiving roll increases, the journals of said roll will move freely in their bearings. Each time the feed shaft is operated after a voting operation, through the engagement of pinions 33 with racks 34, closing bar 16 is moved downward into position to cause incline 49 on block 50 to engage incline 46 on block 45. If there has been noindependent voting, the parts will be in the position shown in Fig.1, and there will be no engage- If there has been independent voting, the actuating slide and sliding clutch member will be in the position shown in Fig. 2 and the'engagement of the inclines on the blocks will move the actuat ing slide and sliding clutch member toward the left from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 1. When the parts are in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5, movement of the actuating slide toward the left will cause Walls 171 of openings 64 to engage the heads 62 (in the present instance lips 86) upon the links corresponding I closed positionthrough the en agement of,

with all opened shutters and will move said heads ofi from the shoulders or lands. As soon as a head has been forced off from a land, it will engage the incline 70 of opening 63 in the front plate, the action of which will be, should the link not drop of its own weight, to force the head downward into the lower portion of opening 63 in the front plate and recess 68 in the corresponding plate 13 to its normal ppsition, that is, resting on the incline 87. e shutters ordinarily move easily enough in the ways so that they will drop from the open position as in Figs. 5 and 6 to the closed position as in Figs. 1 and 4. Should the opened shutters not drop by gravity, however, they will be moved to the the closing bar with ears 59. t should be noted that the downward movement of the closing bar first insures the return of all 078116tl. shutters to the closed position so t rat the lower edges of the inclines 67 of opened shutters will be sure to have moved downward as far as the ctfrresponding lands at the instant incline,,49 on cam block .comes in contact with incline 46 on cam block 45and causes the return movement of the actuating slide. In. other words, the inclines on the shutters will be below the heads before the latter are forced off from the lands by the actuating slide.

In the modified form illustrated in Figs. 14 to 17, inclusive, spiral gears 56 and 57 and vertical shaft 58 have been placed at the other end of the feed shaft, and the clutch mechanism likewise has been shifted to the opposite end of the paper feed roll from that shown in Fig. 1. Brackets correspond with brackets 31 in the other form and the fixed clutch member 90 correspondswith the other form. The sliding clutch member 91 is on a sleeve 02 which slides on the feed.

, shaft and is provided with lugs or projections 93 which engage slots 04: on the hub 95 of one of the pinions 33. The sliding clutch member is provided with a groove 06 which isengaged by lugs 97 on a clutch shifter 98 pivoted on a bracket 99 which is riveted to the front plate of the machine. 100 denotes a rod which is pivoted to the upper end of the clutch shifter and the opposite end of which passes through a lug 101 which extends the journals 20 and 23 of the paper'supply roll and paper receiving roll, respectively, are mounted to slide freely in. a single elonT gated bearing indicated by 107 which is secured to the end plate or any fixed portion of the machine by plates 108, 109 and 110. Between plates 109 and 110 the bearing s provided with an opening 115 to permit the journals of the supply and receiving rolls to be passed through in inserting or removing them. Plate 110 is providedwith an end piece 111 having a slot 112 which is adapted. to be engaged by a latch 11?; pivoted to the bearing on the opposite side of the opening, as at 114. This latch closes theopening and prevents the rolls from coming out of the bearings Whether the windings are large or small and also in transportation. In practice the latch is pivoted tightly so that it will not swing unless force is applied.

The left end of the machine as seen in Fig. 14 is the working end, that is the end at which the o crating lever is placed and power is applied, and the'power necessary to operate the feed roll is a plied directly instead of being transmitted? and applied at the other end of the feed shaft, as 111 the other form. This change enables me to lighten the weight of certain of the parts and to ap 'reciably reduce the size and weight of the machine, which is an important item both as regards the cost of pro-- duction and the cost of transportation and handling in use. Having th s claim:

1. In a mechanism of the character dedescribed my invention I scribed, the combination with a feed roll partly around which an independent voting strip may pass, of a receiving roll whose winding rests upon the feed roll, a supply roll whose winding rests upon the winding of the receiving roll, clutch mechanism, a clutch shifter, a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar engaging the slide.

2. In a mechanism of the character described, the corrdiination with a feed roll partly around which an independent voting stri may pass, of a receiving roll above the fee roll, a supply roll above the receiving roll, elongated bearings for the receiving and supply rolls which permit said rolls to move free y at right an les to the plane of rotation as the windings eliange, the entire weight of said receiving and supply rolls andthe Windings thereon resting upon the feed roll, clutch mechanism, a clutch shifter, a slide conneeted to the clutch shifter and a-olosing bar I engaging the slide. L

3. In a mechanism of the character de scribed, the combination with a feed roll partly around which an independentvoting strip may pass, of a receivmgroll whose winding rests upon the feed roll, a supply roll whose winding rests upon the-winding of the receiving roll, a feed shaft which passes through the feed roll without contact therewith, clutch mechanism intermediate the slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closin bar engaging the slide.

4. l n a mechanismof the character described, the combination with a feed roll partly around which an independent voting stri may ass, a receiving roll above the fee roll an a su ply roll above the receiving roll, of elongate bearings for the receiving and supply rolls which permit said rolls to move freely at right angles to the lane of ro-' tation as the windings change, so t at the entire weight of the receiving and-supply rolls and the windings thereon is carried b the feed roll, a feed shaft passing throng the feed roll without contact therewith, independ ent bearin s for said feed roll and feed shaft, clu mechanism, a clutch shifter, a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closin bar engaging the slide.

5. n a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll having circumferential sets of holes, of toothed Wheels mounted to rotate in mesh with said holes, a sup ly roll, a receiving roll which winds an in ependent voting stri after it has been indented or perforate by the toothed wheels, clutch mechanism, a clutchshifter, a slide connected to the clutch-shifter and a closing bar engagin the slide.

6. In a mechanism 0 the character described, the combination with a feed roll partly around which an independent voting stri may pass, of a receiving roll above the fee roll, a sup ly roll above the receiving roll, a feed shaft passing throu h the feed roll without contact therewith, c utch members carried by the feed shaft and feed roll respectively, a clutch shifter, a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar enga ing the slide.

7. n a mechanism of the character described, the combination with receiving and supply rolls and a feed roll partly around which an independent voting strip may pass and which is provided with circumferential series of holes, of toothed wheels registering with the holes in the feed roll whereby the independent voting strip is indented or erforated. clutch mechanism, a clutch ,sh ter, a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar engaging the slide. I

8. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with an independent voting strip and a feed roll partly around which said strip passes and which is provided with circumferential series of holes, of toothed wheels mounted contiguous to the feed roll and meshing with the holes whereby the independent voting strip is indented or perforated, clutch mechanism, a clutch shifter, a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar engaging the slide.

9. An independent voting strip indicator provided with means for registering an independent voting strip and having a series of numerals corresponding with oflices to be voted for and means for indicating divisions in the office line.

10. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll carrying a fixed clutch member, a feed shaft passing through the feed roll without contact therewith and a clutch sleeve carrying a clutch member and rotating with the feed tact therewith and a clutch sleeve carrying a clutch member and rotating with'the feed shaft and sliding longitudinally thereon, of a clutch shifter, an actuating slide to which the clutch shifter is connected, a spring acting to retain the clutch shifter in operativp position and a closing bar engaging the s it e.

12. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll carrying a fixed clutch member, a feed shaft passing through the feed roll without contact therewith and a clutch sleeve carrying a clutch member and rotating with the feed shaft and sliding longitudinally thereon, of a clutch shifter, a slide to which the clutch shifter is connected and which is rovided with an incline and a closing bar raving a carrying a fixed clutch member, a feed shaft passing through the feed roll without contact therewith and a clutch sleeve carrying a clutch member and rotating with'the feed shaft and sliding longitudinally thereon, of a clutch shifter, a slide by which the clutch shifter is carried and which is provided with an incline, a closing bar having a corresponding incline by which the slide is retracted and the clutch members disengaged and means for actuating the slide in the opposite direction to engage the clutch members.

14. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with supply, receiving and feed rolls, a feed shaft and clutch mechanism intermediate the feed roll and the feed shaft, of a front plate having an opening, a way plate having a recess, said opening and said recess comprising an incline and a land, a sliding shutter having an incline, an interlocking member, a link connected tosaid member and having a head lying in said opening and said recess and engaging said inclines, an actuating slide engaging said head and connections intermediate the'slide and the clutch mechanism,

opening of the shutter acting to raise the link and force the head over on the land to lock the interlocking member, to actuate recess, said opening and said recess comprising an incline and a land and a sliding shutter having an incline, of an interlocking member, a link connected to said member and having a head lying in said opening and said recess and engaging said inclines, and a slide engaging said head, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

16. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a front plate having an opening, comprising an incline and a land and a sliding shutter having an incline,

of a link having a head lying in said openingand engaging said inclines and a slide engaging said head, substantially as described for the purpose specified.

17. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a front plate having an opening, comprising an incline and a land and a sliding shutter, of a link having a head lying in said opening and engaging said shutter and a slide engaging said head, substantially as described, for the purpose s ecified.

18. na mechanism of the character de scribed, the combination with a front plate having an opening, comprising an incline and a land and a sliding shutter, of a link having a head which lies in said opening and engages the shutter and is provided with a widened lip, for the purpose set forth, and.

an actuating slide engaging said head.

19. In a mechanism of the character described,the combination with a front plate having an opening @0111 rising inclines 70 and 87 and a land, and a siding shutter-having an incline, of a link having a head lyingin said opening and engaging the incline on the shutter and incline 87 anda slide engaging said head, openin of the shutter acting to raise the link and force the head over on the land and to actuate the slide, the return movement of the slide forcing the. head off from the land and incline 70 forcing it down-.

ward into the o )ening.

20. In a mec anism of the character described, the combination with a front plate having an opening, comprising an incline and a land and a sliding shutter, of a link having a head which lies in said opening and engages the shutter and a slide having an engaging wall which is engaged by said head to actuate the slide and on the return movement forces the head off from the land.

21. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination With a front plate having an opening, comprising an incline and a land and a sliding shutter, of alink having a head which lies in said opening and engages the shutter, aslide havmg a wall engaged by said headwhen the shutter is,

opened and means for returning the slide and forcing the head off from the land.

22. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a front plate having an opening, Comprising an incline and a land and a sliding shutter, of a link having a head lying in said opening and engaging the shutter, a slide engaging said head for the purpose set forth and a closing bar engaging the slide to produce the return movement.

23. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed shaft, a closing bar and connections intermediate said shaft and said bar, of a front plate having an opening comprising an incline and a land,-

a sliding shutter, a link having a head lying in said opening and engaging the shutter, a slide engaged by said head and actuated when the shutter is opened and connections inter.

mediate the closing bar and the slide whereby the latter is returned when the feed shaft is actuated.

24. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a'feed roll and a feed shaft which passes through the feed roll without contact therewith, of bearings for the feed shaft, bearings for the feed roll whereby the latter is supported without weight on the feed' shaft, clutch mechanism intermediate said roll and the shaft, a clutch shifter,a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar engagin the slide.

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25. In a mechanism of the character de- .scribed, the combination with a feed roll, a

feed shaft, bearings for the feed shaft, independent bearings for the feed roll and clutch mechanism intermediate said shaft and said roll, of a slide by which the clutch mechanism is operated, a sliding shutter, intermediate. connections by which the slide is actuated to engage the clutch members and a'closing bar actuated by the feed shaft whereby the slide is actuated to disengage the clutch member. 1 i

- 26. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll, a feed shaft, bearings for the feed shaft, independent bearings for the feed roll and clutch mechanism intermediate said shaft and said roll, of a slide by which the clutch mechanism is operated, a sliding shutter, a front plate having an opening comprising a an incline" and aland, a link having a head lying in said opening and engaging the shutter, the head being forced upon the land, the slide actuated and the clutch members engaged by the opening of a shutter, and means actuated by the feed shaft'for returning the slide.

27. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll, a feed shaft, clutch mechanism intermediate said roll and said shaft, a slide by which said clutch mechanism is operated, and asliding shutter, of a front plate having an opening and a link having a head lying in said opening and engaging-the shutter, said slide being actuated and the clutch'members engaged by the opening of the shutter.

. 28. In a mechanism of the character descr bed, the combination \vitha feed shaft, a closing bar and intermediate connections, of

a slide, engaging inclines on said slide and bar,

a. front plate having an opening, a sliding shutter and a link having a head lying in said openlng and adaptcdto engage the slide,

the opening of a shutter raising the link and actuating the slide.

'29. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a closing bar,

an actuating slide and engaging inclines on said bar and slide, of a front plate having an opening comprising an incline and aland, a sliding shutter having an incline and a link having a head engaging said inclines, opening of the shutter forcing the head upon the land and actuating the slide.

30. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll, a loosclvjournaled receiving roll resting upon the feed roll and av hiosclyrjournalcd supply roll resting upon the receiving roll, of swinging hooks pivoted above the journals ofthe supply roll and adapted to be displaced by said journals when the supply roll is raised and to then drop back and support the supply roll so that the receiving roll may be re moved, clutch mechanism, a clutch shiftcr,

a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar engaging the slide.

31. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll, of a receiving roll resting upon the feed roll and loosely journaled to permitmovement in a plane transverse to the plane of rotation, a supply roll resting upon the receiving roll and also loosely journalcd to permit movement in a plane transverse to the plane of rotation, clutch mechanism, a clutch shifter, a slide connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar engaging the slide.

32. In a mechanism of the character described, thec'ombination with a feed roll, of a receiving roll resting upon the feed roll and loosely journaled'to permit movement in a plane transverse to the plane of -ro.ta-

tion, a supp roll and a so loosely ournaled to permit movement in a plane transverse to the plane of rotation and means for holding the supply roll suspended to permitremoval of the receiving roll. I

33. In a mechanism of. the character described, the combination with a front plate having an opening comprising an incline and a land, way plates'having guard flan es for the purpose-set forth, and a. shutter sliding in the way plates, of a link having a head lying in said opening which when.

raised by the shutter engages said incline and land and a slide engaging said head.

34. In a mechanism of the character de scribed, the combination with an independent voting strip having series of perforations members carried by said shaft and roll, of aclutch shifter, an actuating slide, a U-shaped bracket carried thereby, a removable pin passing through said bracket and the clutch shifter, a spring bearing against the clutch shifter and a closing bar engaging the slide. 36. In a mechanism of-the character described, the combination with a front plate having an opening comprising an incline and a land and asliding shutter, of a link having a head lying in said opening which when raised by the shutter engages said i11- clinc and land, said head being provided with a lip 86 engaging the front plate to retain the head in position, i

37. In a mechanism of the character described, the combination with a feed roll partly around which an independent voting ly roll resting upon the receiving strip may )ass, of'rcceiving and supply rolls,

scribed, the combination .with a feed roll partly around which an independent voting a strip may ass, of receiving and supply rolls,

elongated earings in which-the journals of the receiving and su ply rolls slide freely and which areprovided with o enin s for the journals to pass, latches aditpted to close said openin s, clutch mechanism, a clutch shifter, a sli e connected to the clutch shifter and a closing bar engaging the slide.

. 39. In a mechanism of the character de- [end piece, and latches pivoted on the other vscribed, the combination with a feed roll sides of the openings andengaging the slots partly around which an independent voting .to retain therolls in place. strip may pass, of receiving and supply In testimony whereoflafiix my signature,

5 rolls, 1elonfgaflecl bearings 'whiizh tiie in presence- 0f two witnesses.

..'ournas o t e receivin an su r0 s H slide freely and which are provi cie with CHARLES 0 enings for the journals to pass, plates 'by Witnesses: w ich the bearings are secured in lace, EDITH DIEHL ROBERTSON, 10 one plate of each bearing having a slotted JESSIE L. DELLERT. 

